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Koryo Tours media wrap-up
Koryo Tours has been busy. Below are three recent media hits the organization has received: 1. Yonhap recently published a long article on Koryo Tours founder, Nick Bonner. You can read the full...
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Koryo Tours launches “Heavy Metal” Tour of the DPRK
According to the latest Koryo Tours newsletter: For the past two decades, Koryo Tours has been opening North Korea to tourism, and in 2012 we are once again breaking new ground. After working closely...
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Friday Fun: Tourism, winter, and stamps
Tourism: Koryo Tours issued a newsletter this week promoting their tours to the DPRK during the celebrations of Kim Il-sung’s 100th year: April 15th 2012 marks North Korea’s biggest celebration in...
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Friday fun: Kim Jong-il flies, “pasty-foods”, DPRK Gatorade
Kim Jong-il Flies: Recently KCTV has broadcast many videos on the life and work of Kim Jong-il. One of these videos was on Kim Jong-il’s contributions to the theatrical and cinematic arts. In this...
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DPRK tourism estimates
Koryo Tours reports: Last year, around 3,500 Western and 40,000 Chinese tourists traveled to North Korea, according to Beijing-based Koryo Tours, which accounts for about 50% of the Western tourists...
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Comrade Kim Goes Flying
The first collaborative film project between the DPRK and western producers, Comrade Kim Goes Flying, will premier at the 2012 Pyongyang International Film Festival. If you would like to attend the...
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Some stuff from Koryo Tours
Comrade Kim Goes Flying…a film by British entrepreneur and Koryo Tours founder Nick Bonner (who also did The Game of their Lives, A State of Mind, and Crossing the Line) and a North Korean film...
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Koryo Tours visits the Ryugyong Hotel
The most recent Koryo Tours newsletter contains the first photos of the Ryugyong Hotel (inside and from the top)! See the newsletter here. It contains some useful information on the project: On Sept...
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Koryo Tours news…
Comrade Kim Goes Flying “Comrade Kim” can now be seen in the USA. According to a Koryo Tours email: Miami International Film Festival (screening dates: 8th and 9th March 2013) San Francisco CAAM...
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Koryo Tours reports the [probable] end of Arirang performance [but not really]
UPDATE 1 (2013-3-11): Koryo Tours reports that the mass games will take place this year…and it will be “Arirang” themed. The DPRK had earlier reported that Arirang had been consigned to history. So...
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